Ray, 12 DVDs of pure heaven (even games 1-3 of the ALCS are sweet because you know the ending :) ): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009IXRLW/ One of the best 100 bucks I ever spent. Nothing compares to being a Sox fan.
I'm sitting in the left field area, so maybe I'll get close to ManRam. I'll bring my camera and try to get some pix. I've gotten quite a few autographs in the past (Mirabelli, Tek, Kapler, Reese, Millar). Johnny just needs to shut up. Plain & Simple. You're not in the Nation any more, just shut up. He's gotta throw his $.01 into everything (Clemens, Arroyo, etc...). Jerk weed. In fairness to Epstein, he didn't make the contract offer to Bronson (the lowball contract he willing signed, knowing he could be on the DRays the next week). Hoyer and the other co-GM (name escapes me this minute) made the deal with Arroyo. Does it suck for Bronson, yeah. I liked him a lot, he's a cool dude. I'm hopeful that Pena can be a stud with ManRam and Big Papi in the lineup. I have a feelin' Trot's gone after this year. He's a gamer and the heart & soul of the team (next to Tek), but damn he's always frickin' injured. Before they signed Trot to his latest 3 year deal, I was really hoping they wouldn't sign him and instead go after Vlad who was a free-agent at the time (and signed for 'peanuts' really with the Angels). >Dude. I AM jealous. I wish I had my DVR back in the wild, wacky times >of October 2004. I'd just put 'em on while cleaning the house and >coding my side-projects on the weekend. That would be pretty sweet. >Because even if I never see another BoSox World Championship in my >lifetime, I'll always have that series to look back and smile about. >It's really hard to explain to someone who isn't a Sox fan how great >that Series felt. It was weird, once they beat the Yankees, the World >Series almost seemed like the NFL Pro-Bowl after watching the SuperBowl. > Cool to watch, but you knew the real magic was behind you. I dunno, I >still smile and get all goosebumpy when they play the clips of Joe and >Jerry (the radio guys, 'cause radio guys still do the best commentary, >IMO) saying "Can you believe it?!" at the end of the series. Heh, I >just got all goosebumpy again writing it. Amazing. > >And for Adam V., man, I don't know what the Pats are thinking. Like >Jerry Johnson wrote yesterday, I still have to believe in Bill Belichick >and Bob Kraft, that they know what they're doing. It's hard to do, >though, because the rumors are that it was a money issue that stemmed >back from the 'ole 2001 days when the team was strapped for cash, and >they promised that they'd never put themselves in that position again. >BUT - they are $19 million under the cap right now, and after three >rings, Bob Kraft is bringing in an estimated $250 million per year in >revenue. Add in the fact that the final deal from the Colts amounted to >about $1 million per year better than the Pats offer, and it just seems >crazy. /I'd/ pay the $1 million if I had it, just to keep Automatic >Adam around here. > >Unlike the Johnny Damon deal, though, I don't blame Vinatieri for his >decision. He can really extend his career by playing predominantly >indoors, and hey, a man has the right to make all the money he can. >Just as long as you're not a money-grubbing, rock-star wannabe (I'm >looking at YOU, Johnny. I hope you crash that fucking Ferrari into your >trophy wife and all your money vaporizes before your eyes. Yea, I just >said that. Fucker. :) ). Anyways, I think the dome-playing might have >been a big factor in his decision. That, and he has a better chance of >one more ring with the Colts, with or without E.J.. I'm just >speculating, of course. I'm good at that. :) > >Dude, get a picture with Big Papi and post it on HoF when you go down >there. That would be sweet, and I've heard that the players are very >approachable when in Spring Training. I really gotta make a trip down >there some year and just catch a game or 7. Hell, I almost went down to >Fenway to see off the equipment trucks this year. That has become quite >the tradition around here. Talk about crazed fans. I love it. > >I am not even going to comment on the Arroyo deal. I think he got >shafted by Theo and management. Takes a home-town discount, then get >traded the next year. That's something I would have expected from the >Duquette days, not from Theo. And it's not like they got anything >spectacular for him. Wily Mo's a good player, but you just can't have >too much pitching come mid-August, mid-Sept. Arroyo could do anything, >start, pen, even close if he had to. We'll see I guess. Oops, I said I >wasn't going to comment, but I did anyways. Now I'm all fired up. >Thanks. :) > >Have fun, man. > >Ray > >Brian Simmons wrote: >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:201156 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
